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Rouen
(ˈruːɒn, † ruɑ̃)
a. The name of a city in Northern France, used to designate various things in some way connected or associated with it, as Rouen bushel, Rouen duck (a common domestic variety), Rouen lilac. (See also roan n.3 and Rowan3.) Also used to designate earthenware of a type made at Rouen (esp. in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries), as Rouen faience, Rouen plate, Rouen ware.
1728Chambers Cycl. s.v. Measure, That of Archangel is equal to three Rouen Bushels. 1854L. A. Meall Moubray's Poultry 355 The Rouen ducks are good sitters. 1863W. Chaffers Marks Pott. & Porc. 94 From this period [sc. the early sixteenth century] until the middle of the XVIIth Century no notices of the Rouen Fayence have been discovered. 1869C. Schreiber Jrnl. 11 Oct. (1911) I. 51 In all these shops there was a profusion of Rouen ware, or what pretended to be such, which proves how common it is. c1877L. Wright Bk. Poultry 539 The Rouen Duck..almost exactly resembles the Wild Duck, or Mallard, in its plumage. 1882Garden 13 May 322/1 The Rouen Lilac..is an extremely pretty shrub. 1971J. R. Bernasconi Collectors' Gloss. 191 Rouen ware, an enamelled faience ware produced at Rouen in the 17th century. 1974N. Freeling Dressing of Diamond 26 His valuable pieces of Nevers and Rouen faïence. 1977Western Mail (Cardiff) 5 Mar. 14/1 Elwyn D. Thomas & Co., F.S.V.A. will Sell by Auction..‘Dresden’, ‘Mason’, ‘Delft’, ‘Rouen’ plates and plaques.
b. ellipt. = Rouen duck.
1854L. A. Meall Moubray's Poultry 309 The Rouen is of the largest size. c1877L. Wright Bk. Poultry 539 He beat all other ducks in weight with Rouens. |